Murder Without Motive and the Kidnapping of Jayme Closs

It’s dark and cramped. You can’t sit up and rolling over is impossible. Unable to escape, you stare up at the bottom of the bed, wondering what was going to happen next. Your stomach growls, but no one cares. It’s probably for the best since there aren’t any bathroom breaks. Sure, you could push one of the crates out of the way and slip out – except he’d know. He’d know you tried to leave. You’re Jayme Closs and you’re trapped.

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June 9, 2021 3

The Haunted Tallman Family Bunk Beds

April 13, 1986, Alan and Debby Tallman, along with their three children, moved into their dream house in Horicon, Wisconsin. Horicon is a small farming town, and as of the 2010 census, had a population of only 3,665. Alan was a shift supervisor at a manufacturing plan, and Debby was a stay-at-home mom. They were a churchgoing family, and were enjoying life.

Tallman Family Bunk Beds — The Tallman Home in Horicon, Wisconsin.

In early February 1987, they purchased a bunk bed at a second-hand shop. They assembled it and stored it in their basement. Within weeks, their children, who had rarely been sick, suddenly were sick all the time. They were in the doctor’s office regularly, sometimes even all three at the same time. That May, they decided to move the bed upstairs, a decision they would later come to regret.

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September 12, 2019 3

Jeffrey Dahmer, the Milwaukee Cannibal

Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of raping, killing and dismembering 17 boys between 1978 and 1991. Many of his murders included necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts.

But why did he do it?